I think its mostly just the power switch. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil Bader Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:20 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 50ux27 tip of the day Jim, don't overcomplicate your work. I just wet my finger and kinda probe around.Why, most of those big TVs are a loose wire or a fuse. Phil becyn wrote: >Hello all, >I didn't put this up for assistance since the problem was so hard to >describe. Hitachi had nothing on it either. > >Symtom: Picture is extremely distorted with full height and width. >The distortion looks like a power supply ripple hetrodyning with the >picture >signal. > >Diagnostic proceedure; Found that if the convergence yokes were >disconnected >there was a almost normal unconverged stable picture, but shifted to >the right. >2) With the conv. yokes still disconnected, engage the "service button" >on the front >panel. Horizontal sync is lost. This is due to the DCU now being in >control, but there >is an H sync "disconnect" from defl. > >Cure: Found missing h blank pulse on connector pg pin 5 to DCU. >In this instance the problem was traced back to a shorted zener d715 on >the base of >q706 (pulse inverter). Replaced with 13v 1/2 watt , full funtionality >restored . > >I dare any of you anti-scope guys to try to fix something like this >without one!!! > >Jim McVey >McVey Alltronix >327 Broadway >Newburgh N.Y. 12550 > >"If it doesn't play... >CALL MCVEY !!!!!!" >Factory authorized >service for over 20 >major brands. >845 561 8383 >(Last of the Mohegans) > > > > -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/